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        "msgid": "trumps-iran-war-public-confidence-plummets-amid-chaotic-u-turns-survey-shows-1779929924",
        "date": "2026-05-28 07:15:00",
        "title": "Trump's Iran War: Public Confidence Plummets Amid Chaotic U-Turns, Survey Shows",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Recent surveys reveal plummeting US public confidence in President Trump\u2019s Iran strategy, with a majority demanding an immediate ceasefire and scepticism over the war\u2019s objectives. The findings highlight growing concerns that the conflict will worsen terrorism risks and regional instability, while Trump\u2019s shifting demands have exacerbated political challenges ahead of elections.",
        "content": "<p>The war launched by US President Donald Trump against Iran is\nincreasingly becoming a major domestic political burden. Amid unclear\nnegotiations and shifting war objectives, most of the American public\nnow wants the conflict ended swiftly. Citing CNN International on\nWednesday, 27 May 2026, recent polls indicate Americans are losing\nconfidence in Trump\u2019s Iran strategy. Many believe the war lacked clear\ndirection from the outset and is unlikely to deliver significant\nvictories for Washington. Recent surveys reveal growing fatigue among\nAmericans over the ongoing conflict. The public initially opposed the\nwar, doubts it will yield positive outcomes, and does not believe Iran\nwill make substantial concessions commensurate with the war\u2019s cost. In\nshort, public confidence in Trump\u2019s ability to resolve the conflict\neffectively is extremely low. Last weekend\u2019s Memorial Day highlighted\nthe situation clearly. Initial signs of significant progress towards a\nUS-Iran peace deal emerged, but when preliminary negotiation details\nleaked, hardline Republicans vehemently rejected them. Some Republican\nfigures even warned that the deal could leave Iran stronger than before\nthe war. On the other hand, should Iran maintain its hardline stance, it\nremains unclear what agreement would allow Trump to save face while\nending the war without worsening the Republican Party\u2019s electoral\nposition. Multiple surveys indicate the American public wants the war\nhalted as soon as possible. A Fox News poll last week showed only 39% of\nregistered voters wanted US military operations to continue \u2018as long as\nnecessary to achieve US objectives\u2019. Conversely, 61% preferred\noperations be limited to a \u2018specific timeframe\u2019. Similar results emerged\nfrom the New York Times-Siena College survey. 52% of registered voters\nsaid the US should end military operations even if no nuclear deal with\nIran is reached. Only 37% wanted military operations to resume if the\ntwo sides failed to agree on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. The data also\nshows Americans are not optimistic about achieving a satisfactory\nagreement. Conversely, the public is sceptical of any negotiated\noutcome. The New York Times-Siena survey found only 22% believed the war\nwould be \u2018very successful\u2019 in destroying Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. This\ncontrasts with Trump\u2019s previous claim that Iran\u2019s nuclear programme had\nbeen \u2018eliminated\u2019 last summer. Another 18% thought it would be\n\u2018moderately successful\u2019, while 50% were convinced it would fail\nentirely. Meanwhile, a Washington Post-ABC News survey revealed 65% of\nAmericans were \u2018not very confident\u2019 or \u2018not confident at all\u2019 that a\npeace deal would stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons \u2014 Trump\u2019s key\nred line. Nearly two-thirds of respondents also expressed only \u2018fairly\nconfident\u2019 or less confidence in Trump\u2019s ability to achieve his goals in\nIran, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Even if a\nrelatively favourable deal is reached, the public may not view the war\nas worthwhile. In the New York Times-Siena survey, registered voters\nstated by a 55% to 21% margin that the war against Iran was not worth\nthe cost and consequences. Multiple surveys also show most Americans\nbelieve the war will worsen various issues. The Washington Post-ABC\nsurvey found majorities believed the war would increase terrorism risks\nfor Americans (61% to 11%), damage US relations with other countries\n(56% to 12%), and worsen Middle East stability (49% to 21%). Trump\u2019s\nbiggest issue is not just the war\u2019s unclear outcomes, but the erosion of\npublic trust in his handling of Iran. A recent CNN survey showed only\n20% of Americans have \u2018very high confidence\u2019 in Trump\u2019s ability to make\nsound decisions on Iran. Conversely, nearly three times as many\nrespondents \u2014 59% \u2014 said they have little or no confidence in Trump\u2019s\nhandling of the conflict. Over recent months, Trump has also retreated\nfrom his previously hardline demands. He once claimed he would only\naccept \u2018unconditional surrender\u2019 from Iran. On other occasions, he\nstated his main goal was to eliminate Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and stop\nTehran from funding proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah. However, according\nto emerging negotiation terms, these demands now appear to be\nsignificantly softened. Analysts argue Trump made two major mistakes at\nthe war\u2019s outset: first, lacking a clear and realistic plan to end it;\nsecond, failing to convince Americans why the war was justified.\nInstead, Trump set unrealistically high victory standards, making\nsuccess difficult unless the US escalates to a large-scale war that\ncould prolong the conflict. Trump repeatedly told the public the war\nwould be \u2018worth the pain\u2019 it caused. However, it is increasingly clear\nthat the majority of Americans do<\/p>",
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